Premier Rio price, review, features and specifications

Premier Rio was launched in the Indian auto market as a compact SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) and it was the first compact SUV from country's newly growing auto maker Premier Automotive Pvt. Ltd. First time it was launched only in petrol but recently the company has also offered this popular in diesel engine model which is very well premiered. Both, petrol and diesel engine model of Premier Rio are excellent in their segment and known for their fuel economy in the category. Here is the full details about this popular Premier SUV which make it mindblowing among competitors:-

Premier Rio price and variants:

The available Premier Rio variants are five like two in petrol and three in diesel. Premier Rio price is Rs. 4.70 lakh for the base variant of petrol model while top-end variant comes at Rs. 5.10 lakh ex-showroom Delhi. Meanwhile, diesel model's base variant has a price tag of Rs. 5.61 lakh and high-end version is available at Rs. 6.33 lakh ex-showroom Delhi. With this competitive price range it is giving good competition to Mahindra Bolero, ICML Rhino Rx, Tata Sumo etc.

Premier Rio mileage, power and performance:

Already coming petrol model of Premier Rio is packed with a 1.2L, 1173 cc mill that churns out peak power of 76.6 ps at 5800 rpm and top power of 103.9 Nm at 3500-4000 rpm. The engine is packed with a 5 speed manual transmission system. Its mileage is 10.0 kmpl in city and 14.0 kmpl on highways. On the other hand, newly offered Premier Rio diesel model comes loaded with a 1.5L, 1489 cc engine which is downsized Peugeot TUD5 engine. It is capable of making max power of 65 Ps 4000 rpm. Premier Rio mileage for diesel mode is impressive like 12 Kmpl in mass areas and 16 Kmpl on long roads.

Premier Rio features and specifications:

Now the company has made Premier Rio features and specifications more premium than old model. Now it is packed with Air conditioner, AM / FM radio, front and rear speaker, rear window wiper and washer, electronic multi trip meter, accessory power outlet, low fuel warning light, digital clock, vanity mirror, fabric upholstery, glove compartment, cigarette lighter, adjustable halogen head lamps, rear fog lights and many more.

After including diesel model Premier Rio has been the most popular compact SUV model in the Indian domestic market and reporting good sale mark among the rivals. On the Internet available every Premier Rio review is remarking it value for money. Beside this, some of newly launched car models in India are new Tata Nano, Skoda Rapid, Hyundai Eon, Nissan Sunny, new Tata Indica Vista, Force One, New Maruti Swift, New Volkswagen Jetta, New Honda Jazz, Toyota Etios Liva, Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Beat diesel, Audi A6, Tata Aria 4x2, new Tata Indica Xeta, Honda Brio, Mahindra XUV 500 etc.